Architectures of Control in Consumer Product Design

The idea of architectures of control is introduced through examples ranging from urban planning to digital rights management, and the intentions behind their use in consumer products are examined, with reference to case studies of printer cartridges and proposed ‘optimum lifetime products.’ The reactions of the technical community and consumers themselves are also explored, along with some wider implications.

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Year of publication:	2005-12-13
Authors:	Lockton, Daniel
Institutions:	EconWPA
Subject:	design \| architectures of control \| product design \| engineering \| technology \| digital rights management \| DRM \| control \| poka-yoke \| code

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Others.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Type of Document - PDF; prepared on WinXP; to print on A4/A3;
Classification:	P - Economic Systems ; Q - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics ; Z - Other Special Topics
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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